Windows 10 Photos app is slow to open or not working

If your Windows 10 Photos app is slow to open & takes a long time to load, or if it is or not working at all, then fix the problem by following these suggestions. In Windows 10 Microsoft replaced Windows Photo Viewer with the Photos app. While it’s a great app, it may give you problems at times.

Windows 10 Photos app is slow to open

If you face this issue, here are a few things you can do.

1] Reset Photos app

The very first thing you should do it to reset the Photos app on your Windows 10 machine. To do this, open Settings panel > Apps > Apps & features tab. Now, scroll down and find out Photos and select the Advanced options.

On the next screen, click on the Reset button to initiate the process.

It may take few moments to complete the process, and your Windows Store app will be reset to its default settings.